FOR THE 2026/2027 TRAINING YEAR: Registration is required for all trainings this year.  Please register for any of the trainings at the links below.

LCCPAC members can attend free of charge.  Non-member fee is $36.50 per training.  Membership fee is $76.50 per year for each licensed provider (dual license holders each pay $76.50). If you renew your membership before or within the month of your renewal anniversary (which is the initial month you join LCCPAC), you will receive a $5.00 discount!  Assistants, helpers and /or subs will receive a discount card when their names are submitted to membership by the primary licensed card holder. Helpers (or assistants/subs) may attend any LCCPAC monthly trainings for $21.50, with the exception of CPR and first aid, with their helper card.  Payments for trainings can be made below.

Trainings will be scheduled from September through April at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted in the description.  All trainings are free if you are a member as long as you bring your green card (except for CPR and first aid). You don't need to pre-register for classes unless otherwise noted in the description.

Please bring your membership card to all of the trainings (or a current picture of it on your phone and photo ID) and arrive 5 to 10 minutes early to sign in. If you arrive more than 10 minutes after the start of class, we cannot give you credit for the training.  We are given free use of the facility for trainings that serve food and beverages.  We encourage you to feel free to purchase food and/or beverages at these establishments that serve to ensure continued use of our space.  

Andover YMCA Community Center

15200 Hanson Boulevard NW

Andover, MN 55304

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted (please come a few minutes early for check in). 

Please park in the parking lot closest to Tower Drive (West side of the YMCA by the water tower).  We are using Rooms A and B/Mike Knight, located on the right-hand side of the hallway, just past the information desk.

Please note, the YMCA does not allow food to be brought in to the classrooms.  Personal beverages are acceptable. 

Space is limited to 40 people.

September 22, 2026:  CPR.  Sign Up Form for Multiple People/Discount; Sign Up for Individuals

Please check back mid August for the rest of the training schedule.

Sept 30th, Teach Self-Regulation and Combat Impulsivity: Teach Children to Wait and Accept No (In A World That Values Immediacy) - Jamie Waldvogel - KCF II.C: Learn how to anticipate and avoid challenging behaviors using positive guidance strategies. Recognize natural opportunities to teach children to wait for items and attention, accept denials, and accept alternatively available options. Content exclusively owned by Behave Your Best, LLC.

Oct 20th, Food Explorers: Growing Adventurous Eaters (please note this class is in person at Ramsey but will be viewed on web cam, no instructor will be in person): Learn how to create positive and supportive mealtimes that help children develop healthy relationships with food. We will discuss the benefits of maintaining the division of responsibility in feeding in child care settings and how to grow confident and adventurous eaters through supportive language, modeling, and consistency. This approach can help even the most reluctant eaters grow into competent eaters who enjoy a variety of foods.

• Understand how to apply the division of responsibility in child care settings
• Identify language & behaviors that help and hinder
• Describe non-mealtime activities that help grow adventurous eaters

Jan 19th, Beyond Watching, Deepening Engagement, Supervision, and Curriculum in Early Childhood, Helene Sherley-Pearson: Analyze how active supervision, intentional curriculum, and responsive play-based engagement work together to strengthen children’s safety, learning, relationships, and behavior. Designed for educators who already understand basic supervision and engagement, this interactive course helps participants evaluate routines, identify missed learning opportunities, redesign play experiences, and create strategies that help children feel seen, included, supported, and meaningfully engaged across the day.